Optical materials

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Carbon nanotube films rotate polarized light

Researchers have found that highly aligned carbon nanotube films can rotate the polarization of light at terahertz frequencies.

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Novel hybrid material finds colorful application

By combining a protein-like molecule with a silicate-based nanocluster, researchers have created a new class of progammable 2D nanocrystals.

‘Digital’ ivory promises ethical repairs of artefacts

ivory substitute can be printed into complex three-dimensional structures using additive manufacturing

Winner of 2021 CSTE Outstanding Young Researcher Award announced

Inexpensive non-toxic perovskite-based semiconductor material developed

Innovative way to reduce the band gap in cheaper and non-toxic tin-based oxide semiconductors

Stacked 2D nanomeshes that offer unique physical properties

New way to arrange 2D nanosheets into a 3D configuration to produce new materials

Colorful chameleon-inspired material can detect food spoilage

Inspired by chameleon skin, researchers have developed core-shell hydrogels that change color in response to the vapors released by spoiled fish.